Comb



Nov, 25, 1924.

J. R, EARP COMB Filed Nov. 7,

Patented Nov. 25, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JHUE RUSSELL EAR?, OF CHATTANGOGA., TENNESSEE., .Lf-:LESSIGNORv GFONE-HALF TO BENJAMIN SILVERMAN, OF'CHATTAEQGG, TENNESSEE.

COMB.

Application led November 7, 1923. ySeria No. $73,255.

Tf; ZZ whom` 'it may concern:

Be it known that L-JHUE B-UssnLL FARP. citizen of' the United States,residing at @hattanooga. in the county of Hamilton and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combs,of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to hair dressing and has special reference to adevice for straightening` wavy or kinky hair.

More particularly the invention relates to :in improved hairstraightening comb.

One important object of the invention is to provide a novel comb of thischaracter having an improved general construction.

A second important object ot the invenion is to provide a novel comb forthis purpose having a toothed portion provided with a back and teethheld together in an improved manner.

A third important object of the invention is to provide a novelarrangement of such a comb wherein the handle and tooth portions may beseparated without disar ranging or displacing the teeth.

A Jfourth important object of the invention is to provide a handle and anovel reversible toothed portion having curved metallic teeth, thereversing of the tooth portion on the handle serving to change thedirection of curvature of the teeth relative to the handle.

A fifth important object of the invention is to provide novel andefficient means for holding the handle on the toothed p0rtion.

V] ith the above and other objects in View as will be hereinafterapparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specically claimed.

1n the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a comb constructed in accordance withthis invention and having curved teeth.

Figure 2 is a view thereof partly in section and with the teeth removed.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but having straight teeth.

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal `section through the comb shown inFigure 3. Figure 5 is end view oi Figure 1.

Figure 6 is an end view of Figure 1 with teeth reversed trom theposition shown in Figure 5.

Figure is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a perspective detail of one of the straight teeth.

ln the present embodiment of the invention there is provided a handle 10having an opening 11 therethrough. On one end of this handle is 'ferruie12 and through the handle and ierrule extends a rod 13.

@n the projecting portion of the rod 13 is carried the comb proper whichincludes a back 14 oi substantially elliptical form in cross section andprovided with an opening 15 through which said rod passes. At one end oithe opening there is provided an oti'set end 17 oi the rod 13 thuspreventing the rotation of the back on the rod when the handle and backare assembled and the thumb nut 18, used to hold these parts inassembled relation, is screwed up.

Spaced slots 19 are :termed in the back to receive the butt portions ofthe teeth 2O which may either be ot the straight form shown in Figure 7or the curved form shown in Figure 6. Through the portions of the backbetween the slots 2O extends a series of alined openings 21 for thereception of a tooth retaining rod 22 which passes through elongatedopenings 23 formed in the teeth adjacent these base portions, said baseportions being provided with concave ends to fit against the bar 13. Therod 22 isiheld at one end by an overlapping portion of the end 17 and atits other end byl engagement of the ferrule 12.

lt will now be apparent that the toothed portion oi' the device can beremoved from the handle as a unit and replaced after being turned endfor end. Thus a comb having teeth curved to the right may be readilychanged so that the teeth curve to the left.

There has thus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

laving thus described what is claimed as new, is:

l. A back having spaced slots extending the invention,

transversely thereof, teeth having their butt portions located in saidslots, a tooth-retaining rod passing through the portions of the hackbetween said teeth and through the butt portions of the teeth, a handle,and a rod slidably passing through the back and handle and having a headengaging the end of the back remote from the handle and covering thecorresponding end of the first rod, and means for securing the rod inthe handle.

2. A back having spaced slots extending portions located in said slots,a tooth-retainw ing rod passing through the portions of the 15 end ofthe back remote from the handle and 20 covering the corresponding end ofthe rst rod, means for securing the rod in the han- Y die, said rod headbeing formed by an offset portion of the rod and the back being providedat each end with a recess to re- 25 ceive said offset portion.

ln testimony whereof l aiiix Inv signature.

'JHUE RUSSELL naar.

